06/27/2021 3:17 PM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 06/27/2021 3:35 PM
A Chaco boxer remains
hospitalized in serious condition
in a Cordoba hospital after suffering a beating by his rival in an evening held in the city of Oncativo in the Mediterranean province.
His name is
Fidel Ruiz Díaz
, who was knocked out hard by
Néstor Maidana.
In the seventh round of the fight, Maidana, who had been superior throughout the fight, delivering different kinds of hits to Ruiz Díaz,
landed a left-handed cross at the height
of his opponent's
temple
that collapsed him.
Ruiz Díaz, 28,
was removed
from the Nono Luigi hotel, where the evening was held,
unconscious
.
Should the fight have stopped earlier?
Before that fall, which declared defeat by technical knockout, he had previously been punished during the previous six rounds and had had three protection accounts from referee
Victor Correa.
According to the
Télam
agency
, according to what was pointed out by a source close to the
DirecTV Sports
chain
, which broadcast the programming live, Ruiz Díaz was urgently referred to the Gatti sanatorium in that Cordovan population.
"He is stable but with a respirator," the spokesperson consulted added.
Rayo
Ruiz Díaz lost his second fight throughout a career that includes
17 fights
, with 15 wins (12 on the fast track).
The fight of the light division integrated the varied program where the most important duel was won by
Leandro Robutti
, who defeated
Kevin Espíndola
on points in 10 rounds
, to win the Argentine heavyweight title.
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